security reasons

By default, PostgreSQL database server remote access disabled for security reasons. However, some time you need to provide the remote access to database server from home computer or from web server. Step # 1: Login over ssh if server is outside your IDC Login over ssh to remote PostgreSQL database server: $ ssh user@remote.pgsql.server.com Step […]

su is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked without a username, su defaults to becoming the super user. The user will be prompted for a password, if appropriate. Invalid passwords will produce an error message. All attempts, both valid and invalid, are logged to detect abuses of the system. By default […]

By default remote access to the MySQL database server is disabled for security reasons. However, some time you need to provide remote access to database server from home or a web server. This post will explain how to setup a user account and access a mysql server remotely on a Linux or Unix-like systems.